An infantryman who died after he was wounded by a grenade during combat on Luzon, Philippines
Category: U.S. Army
Sergeant Philip A. Beaman (1920–1945)
A squad leader in an Intelligence & Reconnaissance Platoon who sacrificed his life saving a wounded comrade
Staff Sergeant Harold D. Kirk (1913–1944)
A florist turned tank commander who fought in several battles in Italy including Anzio
Private 1st Class Charles W. Keith, Jr. (1925–1945)
An armored infantryman killed in action during the drive into Germany in the last months of the war
Sergeant Woodrow W. Gravenor (1918–1944)
A rifleman who was mortally wounded during the Battle of the Bulge
Sergeant William H. Dean, Jr. (1913–1944)
A field wire chief who distinguished himself in Normandy and the Hürtgen Forest
Staff Sergeant Clarence E. Weible (1919–1945)
One of Newark's most highly decorated soldiers, Staff Sergeant Weible was a veteran of three battles
Staff Sergeant Horace C. Brown (1924–1945)
A member of the Army Specialized Training Program and veteran of three battles near the German border
2nd Lieutenant James R. Anderson (1920–1944)
A young infantry officer who fought in the Colmar Pocket
2nd Lieutenant F. Robert Thoroughgood (1910–1942)
The first serviceman from Newark to die during World War II
Delaware's World War II Fallen 